Kamuro, You!

So now I'm giving her so many points even though I haven't been of much help...

Could it be that... his real target was her?

Hey, that's not fair, Hachiman.

Because Kushida didn't want to get involved in any romantic relationships at this school.

Dating can affect how you make friends and the range of your social circle.

So, Hachiman Hikigaya, don't do anything foolish. Even if you try your best to please her or give her money, she still won't agree.

Hachiman had his back to Kushida, so he didn't understand that Byakuren was on guard at that moment.

He said,

"This time, Sakayanagi and I teamed up to set up a scheme to make Ryuen act as a bully and collect everyone's points. However, it was not easy to trick Ryuen, so you have been assisting me and have also played a role in confusing Ryuen."

Confused?

Yes.

Otherwise, Ryuen wouldn't have specifically arranged for people to follow them and investigate their situation.

It seems that after the school sent out VIP text messages, Ryuen found Sakayanagi and then made a betting agreement with her.

However, Ryuen's enemies are not only Sakayanagi, but also Hachiman's side.

Hachiman had the group list earlier and figured out that the VIP was based on a pattern. He also had the ally Class B, so he was under pressure.

Following this logic, the more seriously Horikita and Kushida act and try to deduce the rules, the more urgency Ryuen will feel, forcing him to cooperate with Sakayanagi.

"But," Suzune frowned. "You're saying that Kushida and I were there to mislead Ryuen, which means you knew from the beginning that we couldn't deduce the pattern."

"That's why Ichinose was given two days to think about whether to tell us the list of VIP in Class B." Suzune Horikita's eyes suddenly became bright.

OK

You don't need to worry about Horikita's sensitive points.

"The process isn't important; the final result is what matters most," Hachiman said, trying to convince her.

Indeed, it's very difficult to deduce a pattern from a list of only three students in the class. Therefore, he had no hope whatsoever in finding the pattern in Suzune Horikita's deduction.

The real reason is that he and Ryuen betrayed each other during the team leader guessing segment of the Uninhabited Island Exam, so if he directly seeks cooperation with Ryuen will be wary of Max, making it difficult to succeed.

That's why he chose to ally with Sakayanagi.

"Besides, I didn't give you money for nothing," Hachiman said. "In these two exams, Ryuen didn't actually lose everything. He managed to score 150 points in the VIP Exam, and his class evaluation score finally broke through 0."

"And for the Uninhabited Island Exam, he still has the living expenses worth 300 points of class evaluation points in Class A."

"So Class D in Ryuen is still quite lucrative," Hachiman said.

"So that's for the next exam?" Horikita, intrigued.

Hachiman nodded.

"This time, I'm working with Sakayanagi to plan this, and she can get 20 million points."

"I only have a little over sixteen million," Hachiman said. "We clearly hold the initiative, so why give Sakayanagi 20 million?"

"Because my ambitions extend beyond this place."

"My goal is Ryuen."

"The 300-point living allowance will last until graduation. Whether we get this agreement and sell it directly to Class A for them to buy it out for 20 million, or we take over this agreement and make it our own, it's all very profitable."

"The fact that Ryuen agreed to cooperate with Sakayanagi this time, and that his class evaluation score has started to break through 0, shows that he still has the ambition to reach Class A. However, the basic facilities of his class are only slightly better than ours, so he definitely cannot reach it through normal means."

"Then we'll have to do something."

"So what we need to do is seize on his weakness while he's causing trouble," Hachiman said. "Ryuen isn't stupid either, so we have to do something about it."

Boil.

I see.

Kushida understood.

So, Hachiman Hikigaya gave her and Suzune Horikita such a huge number of points so that they would work harder to trick Ryuen next time.

Kushida also realized that Hachiman's requirement to protect her true identity was to allow her to betray the class when necessary.

And she's been staying home and making money, so what will happen now?

Now it's time for her to betray us.

Chapter 163 Kamuro, you!

The promised two-week luxury trip.

As a result, the previous week was spent surviving on a desert island, and life was incredibly miserable.

Then, a week later, I thought I could finally enjoy the trip.

On the third day, they surprised us by asking us to play Werewolf.

Now that the Werewolf game is over, there's not much time left before I have to go back to school.

So the students are enjoying the life of getting something for free as much as possible.

After all, on a luxury cruise ship, everything is free.

Hachiman felt the same way. He believed that people need to give something in order to receive something in return, so that they could enjoy themselves to the fullest.

Instead of doing nothing and getting something for nothing.

Meanwhile, in the second-floor café, Hachiman watched through the floor-to-ceiling windows as students fed seagulls fries.

However, at that moment, a bell rang across from the booth.

This is Kushida's cell phone.

Her phone was on the table. Hachiman looked at it with some curiosity and found that the caller ID was marked as Meiyu Wang.

Meiyu Wang is Kushida's best friend, and best friends usually hold a special place in one's heart. Yet, Kushida has saved her friend's contact information with her full name, clearly indicating that this friend has been a source of recent annoyance for Kushida.

So Hachiman shouted directly.

"Kushida, it's your phone."

"Ah, I'll be right there."

A crisp sound came from the cashier, and soon after, a little golden-haired angel carrying a tray and coffee came over.

"You've worked hard too," Hachiman remarked, watching Kushida immediately check his phone after putting his things down.

Today, Kushida invited him over for coffee as a special thank you for the huge number of points he earned in the exam.

Certainly.

Since everything on the ship was free, she probably genuinely wanted to repay this favor for free.

Compared to Kushida, Horikita also earned a huge number of points, but she never thought of treating him to a meal or going to a spa together.

How heartless.

However, Suzune Horikita's firmness is different from when she enrolled, which is somewhat reassuring.

Otherwise, if she is completely inflexible, then we can only anticipate her plans or actions and then make arrangements accordingly.

This is treating classmates as pawns.

Hachiman isn't that bad.

The reason he said this to Kushida was that in less than 30 minutes, Kushida had already received five phone calls.

"No, not at all." Kushida gave a cute look.

"Moshi moshi".

Then she picked up her phone and held it to her ear, saying in a sweet voice, "Ah, Komi... It's okay, I'm free right now... Hmm, I see, I'll help. OK, I'll call you back later."

Kushida gently pressed the hang-up button and placed the phone on the table.

There were no other students in the coffee shop, so her expression immediately darkened.

His voice also became extremely cold.

"Tch, she wants me to create opportunities for her to interact with Hirata."

"She thinks Hirata is very nice, and she probably likes him."

"But don't you even consider what level Hirata is at? How could she possibly catch him?"

"So this kind of help that is destined to fail is a waste of my time, and she definitely won't give up after one time. She'll come two or three times, and then she'll probably tone it down a bit, but she'll definitely continue to have a crush on me."

"Ugh, this is such a hassle."

She was indeed an adorable little angel just a second ago, but now she's turned evil.

Do you really like this kind of life?

As Hachiman listened to her complaints, he suddenly asked a question after she finally shut up.

"Huh?"

Kushida was slightly taken aback. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly realized how tiring this is."

"Hachiman," he said softly.

The students in Class C are particularly bad compared to those in other classes, and there are many troubles among them.

For example, female A and female B are friends on the surface, but female A secretly dislikes some of female B's behaviors.

But I don't want to show it, yet I can't help wanting to confide in someone.

That's how I found Kushida.

Meanwhile, woman B was also not interested in woman A at all, and she also wanted to confide in her.

Then the two of them went to Kushida separately and spoke ill of each other.

It was like this in middle school, and back then Kushida couldn't handle the pressure. So she confided in someone on Twitter, and it was leaked, causing an uproar in the whole class.

She needs to be "everyone's Kushida" and also act as a "close sister".

Kushida is having a really tough time.

Even Hachiman felt uncomfortable just thinking about this kind of life.

No, it won't.

But Kushida smiled sweetly, as if she had relaxed a lot. "But I didn't expect that Hachiman would be so understanding of me."

"I'm really enjoying my life right now."

Kushida put on a serious expression and said softly, "Everyone treats me like a friend and confides their secrets to me. It makes me feel trusted and needed. It's very fulfilling."

"Perhaps."

Hachiman remained noncommittal.

What he thought of was that, like Kushida, Ichinose from Class B was also a similar type, with a lot of friends.

So perhaps she, like Kushida, is also living a rather difficult life.

If Kushida ran into problems so easily, then Ichinose... could she also be a problem child?

Kushida simply got a free coffee on the ship.

So she doesn't feel bad about drinking a few cups.

While Hachiman Hikigaya enjoys coffee, he can't possibly drink five cups a day.

So I passively listened to Kushida's trivial matters for more than half an hour, and left after confirming that she wasn't under too much pressure.

Because he received two text messages.

One of them is from Chabashira-sensei, who hopes to meet at the drama theater.